Escape the Backrooms
Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.
90.7Rating
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About This Game
Escape the Backrooms is a action/indie game with both single-player and multiplayer modes, developed by Fancy Games and Blackbird Interactive and released in 2025. With an estimated 6.7 million copies sold, it is considered one of the best-selling titles on Steam. With 133.6k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the most-reviewed games on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 90.7/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 8.46 hours, with side content bringing that to 11.92 hours, and a completionist run can reach 14.24 hours. Players commonly describe it as Horror, Multiplayer, Online Co-Op, Psychological Horror and Co-op.
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User Reviews
90.7
Overall Score / 100
9.1/10
Steam (133561 rev)
Playtime Estimates
8.46h
🎯 Main Story
11.92h
⭐ Main + Sides
14.24h
💯 Completionist
Based on 10 player submissions
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Game Information
Release Date
October 23, 2025
Developer
Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive
Publisher
Secret Mode
Platforms
Windows
Price
$9.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
6.7M
(5.4M - 8.1M) VRI ScoreLearning
80.4
Not for everyone, but if you like the genre then it's good
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Action
Indie
Categories
Single-player
Multi-player
Co-op
Online Co-op
Steam Achievements
Camera Comfort
Custom Volume Controls
Adjustable Difficulty
Playable without Timed Input
Stereo Sound
Partial Controller Support
Steam Cloud
HDR available
Family Sharing
Tags
Horror
Multiplayer
Online Co-Op
Psychological Horror
Co-op
Survival Horror
First-Person
Escape Room
Exploration
Adventure
3D
Action
Singleplayer
Indie
Action-Adventure
Stealth
Casual
Dungeon Crawler
Early Access
Sexual Content
Supported Languages
With Full Audio
English
Text Only
French
German
Spanish - Spain
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Japanese
Korean
Turkish
Polish
Portuguese - Brazil
Traditional Chinese
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
- Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD 2.5 GHz or superior
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Any DirectX 11 or 12 compatible card
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 25 GB available space
- Sound Card: Any
- Additional Notes:
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 7985WX Processor (3.20 GHz up to 5.10 GHz)
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA RTX™ 4080 16GB GDDR6
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 25 GB available space
Minimum:
- OS: Mac OS X 10.12.4
- Processor: Intel 2.0 GHz
- Graphics: 1.5GB
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Sound Card: Any
- Additional Notes: Requirements may change in future updates.
Legal Notice
Escape the Backrooms ©2025 Secret Mode Limited. Published by Secret Mode Limited. SECRET MODE, the SECRET MODE logos, and the crossed keys GLHF logo are registered trademarks of Secret Mode Limited. Developed by Scaretech Studios LLC. "Escape the Backrooms™” is a trademark of Fancy Games. All rights reserved. All other trademarks, copyrights, and logos are property of their respective owners.